We inspect food businesses in the Borough to ensure that conditions are satisfactory and that food sold to the public is safe and free from contamination.
We provide information to businesses and to members of the public to increase awareness of food safety, investigate reports of food poisoning and notifications of infectious diseases.
Much of our work involves the unnanounced inspections of food businesses as well as dealing with complaints. To see how we plan to do this in 2008 and 2009 please see our 2008-2009 food service plan.
Hygiene and safety training
People working in the food industry must be properly trained, by law. We occasionally run training courses, please contact us to reserve a place. For a list of accredited trainers visit CIEH webpage
Complaints
If you have bought or seen food in the Borough that you consider to be contaminated, please contact us so that we can carry out an investigation.
More detailed information on how a food complaint is handled.
Complaints concerning the quality, labelling and composition of food are dealt with by Surrey County Council's Trading Standards Department at Mid-Surrey Area Office, Bay Tree Avenue, Kingston Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7SY.
Tel: 01372-371700
Fax: 01372-371704
Email: trading.standards@surreycc.gov.uk
Registration
Regulations require the proprietors of food businesses to register their premises with the Council, and it is an offence to operate as a food business in unregistered premises. All proprietors will need to register their premises at least 28 days prior to opening, and any change of proprietor or a change in the nature of the business needs to be notified to the Council. Click here for an application form.
Advisory leaflets
(PDF format)
Food Hygiene training
Hygienic production of ice
Summer Eating
Turkey tips
Control of food hazards
Campylobacter bacteria
Salmonella food poisoning
Giardiasis Gastro Enteritis
Further Information
Telephone: 01372 732000
email: contactus@epsom-ewell.gov.uk
External information sources
Association of Public Analysts
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
DEFRA (Department for Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs)
Department of Health
Food Standards Agency
Health Protection Agency
Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services
Trading Standards Central